New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-01
NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Esterbrook win play centre field regularly for the
Metropolitan Club. Sadie Houok will play short
stop. where Esterbrook made failure.
Mccormick cost the Pttsburg Club about "a 300
instead OF So, 900 as reported PttsburG wanted to
advertise So, 900 player simply because Boston has
$40 QUO beauty.
Won der Abe, the manager If the St Louis Club, is
said to have given these instructions to Captain
Comskey just before the opening OF recent game
" kumsky get out dot ohampeen bennant uhd hist ID
ON der flagstaff Den ged de boys to stand in line und
dock Of der caps. Dots IL. Now wipe de grounce
up init dot gang from zinzinnati. Go het nit de
game"
The Boston reporters have decided to adopt go-as-
you-please style OF scoring this year The reporters
of the Hub always did score peculiarly and always
take good care Of their favorite players.
IL is said that Charles Fulmer, one OF the magis-
trates in Philadelphia, frequently forgets hmsef and
wells next striker" when lie wants another prisoner
brought before him. Fulmer was League umpire
last year. ,,,,,.,
There will be queer scores published under the
new rules and the players will have queerer records
q 3rasshopper Jim Whitney, the Pittsburg pitcher,
ia 80 tall and thin that he looks lie standing
on stills when he is pitching game, ,va
The two phenomenal pitchers, Smith and knoun,
have been q great disappointment III the baltimore
Club this year. Like most widely advertised young
wonders their defeats have been many and their VIC
The batting and stolen base records Of the baseball
players next tail will be wonderful and complieating
things to behold. - 4,
A Boston paper promises solid silver bat to the
best batter In the Boston Club this year, and hand
some aold medal 70 the best baseruhner.
Basehits are now called plunkers" in the West,
and stolen bases larceneys"
The Indianapolis pitchers aud catchers seem to be
the only pitchers and catchers who have not as yes
been troubled by soreness and bruised muscles.
Radford is playing in fine form at second base Tor
the Metropotans, and HolDert has taken OFT place
at first base and is also doing good work AT Bati-
more the other day Little Paul" had three puouts
and eight assists but no erroia
Both the New-York and Philadelphia clubs are
slight, weakened BY lame and disabled players.
The new rules will be blamed for many mistakes this
vear IL ia claimed that the rules mixed up the work
men who recently laid out such peculiar inneld In
the Philadelphia's new grounds.
Tee Boston Club made more money on its spring
tour than any other club. King Kelly the $1,000
beauty is credited with having drawn majority OF
the spectators. r....
Club II he sticks to baseball and Keeps away rom
LIQUID ballsn The club has three strong pitchers In
Mccormick, Calvin and Morris. "a.
The Athletic Club cleared nearly 9lOVVV ~ Tvs
preliminary series of exhibition games with the Pha-
delphla Club at Philadelphia =,
baseball players when troubled with sore JOINTS ana
stf muscles are now treated similar to Injured race
borses when troubled with strained tendons Gold
smith, the old Chicago pitcher, recently had the mus
c,es OF his arm bl!stcred with hot iron
Under the new rules Manager Mutrie THINKS tnas
Keee will be the strongest pitcher IN the League. no
fayors the revised code In baseball for that reason
O'Brien the catcher and the onlynew nan sigeoe
By the Brooklyn Club this year, has proven nm;s
valuable acquisition TO tho nine Witho9t nrsa
the Brooklyn Club would have been In cspioTaoIe
condition as their other catohers Peoples ana Cisin,
have hrouah accidents receved In the early pracuee
games been unable to play in any OF the championship
matches 90 tar